It’s often thought of as the problem, but what if the right technology could help us switch off and live more in the moment?• The best screen-free activitiesWith the continued backlash against AI and growing concern about our...
Read MoreI decided to combine my need to top the leader table with my daily step count – which is how I found myself walking 10 miles a day while reading out sentences in Japanese, German, Spanish and FrenchHugh and I were driving from...
Read MoreMolly Rose Foundation says government should instead set strict safety standards for appsA rushed under-16s social media ban in the UK could unravel and families will be left to count the cost, a leading child safety charity has...
Read MoreEndless swiping has left a generation of singles burned out. But get real: dating assistants and AI-aided chats will never recreate the friction of real romanceAfter years of shrinking usage and tumbling stock prices, the dating...
Read MoreLike so many Britons, I usually consult a weather app before venturing out of the house – and often cancel plans if I don’t like what I see. Here’s what happened when I went cold turkey for a weekWhen I heard on the radio that...
Read MoreCreator of Politidex hopes free online app will help humanise politics and act as a way of ‘flipping the narrative’The year is 2016 and Pokémon Go has taken over the world. People are wandering for miles on end, disrupting...
Read MoreFrom the person who scrolls on the toilet to the one without any social media, what do their digital habits tell us?• Will Storr: we have lost so much of ourselves to smartphones – can we get it back?Dayeon, 16: the teenager who...
Read MoreWhile many use our phones predominantly to doomscroll, smartphones have a range of little-known functions that could make life better and easier – from heart monitoring to even developing camera filmOur smartphones are magical...
Read MoreBig deal-breakers are all very well, but the seemingly small things often tell in the end. How do they feel about sell-by dates? Will they walk out of a bad film? Not asking will come back to haunt you A friend of mine once...
Read MoreIt is said to be harder to make friends as you age. But I found that a mix of apps and other tools, as well as a happy attitude, led to a world of potential new palsTonight, Rachel, Elvira and I will meet for dinner. A year ago,...
Read MoreMinisters hope scheme for 1.8 million people will show how technology works and ease privacy and security concernsFormer military personnel will be used to test and refine the government’s divisive digital ID scheme from Friday,...
Read MoreWhere once people were duped by soft-focus photos and borrowed chat-up lines, now they have to watch out for computer-generated charm. But it’s one thing to use a witty phrase – another thing entirely to build a whole fake...
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